Driving The Wheelchair - B+B Protego Manual De Instrucciones

PROTEGO / SL
| Multifunctional wheelchair
• When going down any stairs, the helper who is below brakes by
pushing the wheelchair right against the steps. The helper above
holds the wheelchair at the push handles, secures it and holds it in
the right position. The wheelchair should roll down step by step.

5.4. Driving the wheelchair

Sit in your B+B wheelchair. Make sure you are sitting as far back as
possible.
Moving and braking are achieved via the push rims on the drive wheels.
A helper can push, steer and brake the wheelchair using the handles.
He or she must be able to also control the wheelchair in emergency
situations.
Practice moving the wheelchair carefully at first until you are familiar
with it and the way it behaves.
Wheelchairs have only a limited ability to resist tipping and sliding.
Particular care is necessary when braking and moving onto or turning
on inclines. Leaning a long way out of the wheelchair increases the
danger of tipping. For increased safety, all wheelchairs can be fitted
with a safety belt (not standard).
You can hang shopping bags or a backpack on the backrest frame.
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Frame and push handles are the only places where
you can get hold of the wheelchair to transport it.
Never lift up the wheelchair at the armrests!
Please note, the risk of tipping over backwards
is significantly increased by hanging bags and
backpack on the backrest.
Multifunctional wheelchair |
To get over obstacles more easily, the assisting person must position
the wheelchair at the correct angle to the obstacle by pressing on the
tip assist.
Before getting in or out, the parking brake must be locked. Use outside
of the home should only be undertaken with sufficient experience.
When possible, somebody should accompany you.
The static stability of the basic model is 7° (ca. 8 %). The critical
obstacle height at the basic model in unfavourable situations is 23
mm (maximum centre of gravity shift).
The critical obstacle height is the height in which the centre of gravity
(with the user) is right vertical over the obstacle rim. If the user tries to
put the wheelchair with the help of the driving wheels on the obstacle
without having shifted the centre of gravity forwardly, the wheelchair
will tip over backwardly.
Bischoff & Bischoff GmbH |13.02.2020
PROTEGO / SL
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